American accent training on real speech

American accent practice on 345 real clips, each with a transcript and word by word timing. American English pronunciation from sitcoms, podcasts, vloggers and news, shadowed line by line.

Clips in this collection

How to pronounce English words in an American accent

American accent training works best on real speech rather than isolated sounds. Every clip here is an American speaker with a transcript, so you can shadow the line and check the words you actually said.

  • The t between vowels turns into a quick d: water, better, city. This single change moves a learner closest to an American accent.
  • Final r is pronounced and it colours the vowel before it: car, here, sure.
  • Going to and want to collapse into gonna and wanna. American English pronunciation lives in these reductions.
  • The stressed word takes the time and everything around it shrinks. Listen for which word the speaker spends the beat on.

Which clips to practise American English on

The catalogue mixes sitcoms, podcasts, vloggers and news, all from American speakers, so you can pick the register you actually need.

  • Sitcom scenes for everyday conversational American English and fast turn taking.
  • Podcast and interview clips for unscripted speech and natural American rhythm.
  • News and lecture clips for clear articulation when you want the sounds isolated.
  • Start with the beginner set if full speed is still too much.

Practise these clips out loud

Open any clip to shadow it line by line in the browser. The app adds the pronunciation score, the vocabulary and your streak.

Free: 15 lines a day, the full catalogue and bilingual subtitles. Pro removes the limit.

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